One of the ships that helped launch the Klondike gold rush in 1897 when she steamed into port with purportedly a "Ton of Gold"; on November 12, 1910, the ship hit a rock and grounded near Katalla; all passengers and crew survived
One of the ships that helped launch the Klondike gold rush in 1897 when she steamed into port with purportedly a "Ton of Gold"; on November 12, 1910, the ship hit a rock and grounded near Katalla; all passengers and crew survived Name written...
Title from verso Head and shoulders portrait Additional information on verso: "Doctor from San Francisco who worked in the Girdwood-Anchorage area. He arrived [in Alaska] around 1907 and living with the E.W. Young family for some 20 years"
Title from verso Small wooden home, with ivy growing around front of porch and windows; small flags decorate the ivy on the porch; window holds a U.S. flag in shape of fan
Title from verso A man squats down to talk with a young child, who has a rope around his waist, tethering him to something on deck; the child, William H. Young, is the son of Eric William Young
Title from verso Additional information: "near Taylor, Alaska, on Kougarok River?"; "Mrs. Grover Andre (uncle of William H. Young, owned Taylor Mining & Dredging Co.)"